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Children and families in Afghanistan are in severe need of aid
People across Afghanistan have endured floods, earthquakes and plummeting winter temperatures in unheated homes.
In addition to the ongoing challenges, flash floods in 2024 have further exacerbated the situation in Afghanistan, affecting thousands of children and families and heightening the urgent need for support in these devastated regions.
It is expected that severe and unpredictable weather events will increase due to the impact of climate change. This has severe knock-on effects on infrastructure and agriculture, further contributing to displacement.
We need your support more than ever. Please donate to our Afghanistan appeal today.
Support our Afghanistan appeal to provide urgent protection and assistance now
Afghanistan was already one of the toughest places on earth to be a child. Right now, the situation is desperate.
Several challenges have collided to create an unprecedented humanitarian emergency:
- Political instability
- Earthquakes
- Economic crisis
- Drought
- Epic-prone diseases
Approximately 23.7 million people, including 12.3 million children across Afghanistan urgently need humanitarian assistance.
How is UNICEF supporting children in Afghanistan?
More recently, during September 2024, we were able to support children and families in Afghanistan in the following ways:
- More than 6 million people accessed essential health and nutrition services at UNICEF-supported health facilities.
- To prepare and respond to a cholera outbreak, 15,987 health posts were equipped with zinc and oral rehydration solution (ORS) supplies.
- 50 schools in 10 provinces gained access to safe water, handwashing facilities, and newly constructed or rehabilitated latrine blocks benefiting 35,675 students.
- 198,525 pregnant women received multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) during antenatal care services at health facilities.
- 442,025 children and caregivers accessed prevention and response child protection services.
We need your help to continue to provide essential life-saving supplies to the children who need it most. Help us provide relief and support to children in Afghanistan. Make a donation today.
How to help Afghanistan
The best way to support children and families in Afghanistan is by donating to our appeal. Your donation can help us deliver more life-saving supplies to children affected by this humanitarian emergency.
Donations will go towards helping health workers respond to medical need, as well as provide food, essential water and sanitation supplies and clothing to those in need.
Donate to Afghanistan by phone
If you’re in the UK and would prefer to make a donation by phone, you can call our dedicated donation line: 0300 330 5699.
You can help us reach more children affected by the crisis. Please donate today and help us protect children in Afghanistan.
For the first 6 months, monthly donations made to this appeal will go towards funding our work to support children in Afghanistan. After that, donations will go to support our work around the world. In the unlikely event that the funds raised exceed what’s needed for the appeal, we will direct any excess funds to support our work to help keep children safe and healthy around the world.
